Bookmark



1.1. VANDERVEER.

BOOKMARK. v APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 1919.

Patented July 13, 1920.

I TZiIZI kn ierreer JEAN J. VANDERVEER, OF BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT.

BOOKMARK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

7 Application filed May 15, 1919. Serial No. 297,324.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN J. VANnnRvnnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Brattleboro, in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Book marks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive, yet a highly desirable and eflicient book mark which may be quickly and easily applied, cannot accidentally be lost from the book when the latter is closed, and will remain in place even when the book is opened.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel construction of the book-mark as herein described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective view of a book-mark con structed in accordance with my invention, showing the same applied to a book.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the mark as manufactured.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the book on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 1, showing an end elevation of the mark.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the plane of line l4 of Fig. 1, illustrating a side elevation of the mark. 1

In the manufacture of the .article, an suitable material such as paper, cardboard, celluloid, or metal, may be employed and it is to be understood that I am not restricted to any particular material. From a single sheet of the most suitable or desired material, I cut or stamp an elongated stri'plike body 1 havingparallel edges 2 and preferably provided with rounded ends 3. One or both of the edges 2 may be provided at one end with a lateral projection 4 prefer-j The mark is adapted to be positioned between the bound edges of the book leaves and the projection 4 on the lower edge of the device will then wedge between said edges of the book leaves and will hook against the cord 6 or other binder used for securing said edges together, as seen clearly in Figs. 3 and 4:. It is thus insured that the mark shall not slide endwise from the book either when the latter is opened or closed, and the friction existing between the sides of the mark and the book leaves, particularly between the projection 4 and the part of the leaves adjacent the binder 6, will prevent liability of the mark slipping laterally out of place, even when the book is opened. The device may be easily applied with one hand and will not in any manner injure the book.

. By constructing the I mark in the novel manner shown and described, it will not i only possess the above advantages when in use, but it may be inexpensively manufactured and marketed, which is a highly im-.

portant factor. Due to this easy and inexpensive manufacture, the device is well adapted for use by book selling agencies and the like as an advertising medium.

Since probably the best results can be obtained from the exact form shown, it .is

preferably followed, but I wish it under.-

stood that within the scope of the invention as claimed, changes in size, proportion and minor details may well be made.

I claim: i

Abook-mark comprising a narrow strip edge of the strip but being outwardly spaced from the other edge, forming a pair oflugs, having straight inner ends joining opposite and disposed at right edges of the stri angles to the said edges, said lugs being adapted to hook temporarily against the page-connecting cord or staples of the book.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' JEAN; J. VANDERVEER. 

